Delevan L. Ludwig

STOW - Delevan "Louie" Ludwig, 77, of Stow, Ohio, passed away on Tuesday, July 7, 2020, from complications due to a sudden stroke.

Del was born in Cleveland on September 4, 1942 and resided in Bainbridge for 20 years before moving to Stow in 1995. Del was employed at Interstate Lift Trucks, Inc. and Ohio Lift Truck, Inc. in sales before retiring. He was a member of Holy Family Parish and enjoyed bird watching and cheering on all Cleveland sports teams especially the Tribe.

Del was a loving husband, father and grandfather. Preceded in death by parents, Richard and Alma Ludwig; sister, Arlene Ford; brothers, Leonard and Richard Ludwig. He is survived by his adoring wife of 54 years, Darlene Ludwig; daughter, Kristin (Thomas) Rodeno; son Mark (Amy Bittner-Ludwig) Ludwig; granddaughters, Katharine, Alison and Kealey.

A private service honoring his life will be held at Holy Family Parish. Please watch the livestream at https://youtu.be/Bc1d6oNdVvc on Wednesday, July 15 at 11:00 AM EDT

Should friends and family desire, in lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to either Haven of Rest Ministries, donate.havenofrest.org, Martin Richard Foundation, charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/mr8bos20/kristinrodeno, or Salvation Army, salvationarmyusa.org.